The Last of Us and Intergalatic: The Heretic Prophet development chief, Neil Druckmann, is enjoying his time away from the HBO series by indulging in a LEGO set based on the latter’s spaceship.
Last month, 2Bricks — who specializes in custom (MOC) LEGO builds — released a YouTube video documenting a custom build of “a sleek Porsche-designed red ship” inspired by the next Naughty Dog game franchise, Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet. And apparently, it caught the eye of one very intrigued fan.
“When I released my model based on Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet, I had no idea that [Neil Druckmann] himself would want one!!!” 2Bricks wrote on Instagram (thanks PushSquare), appending an image of him passing the completed 984 Tempest NDX to Druckmann. “Had a great chat and I got to nerd out showing off all the little details I included.”
If you like the look of it, you too can grab the build instructions for the 1349-part set for $10 on Rebrickable.
Last week, Naughty Dog head Neil Druckmann announced he will not be creatively involved in the upcoming Season 3 of HBO’s The Last of Us, opting instead to focus entirely on game development of Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet.
As for Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet? It features a star-studded cast that includes Tati Gabrielle from the Uncharted movie as protagonist Jordan A. Mun, and Kumail Nanjiani of Marvel’s Eternals as a man called Colin Graves. It is not expected to release until 2027 at the earliest. It’s a pretty long wait, but speaking to IGN on the red carpet ahead of The Last of Us Season 2 premiere, Druckmann said that Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet is not only playable right now, but “really good.”
Druckmann also recently revealed the studio has a secret, unannounced second game in the works although he’s not as involved in the nitty gritty of development on that one. “There’s another game that’s being worked on at Naughty Dog where I am more of a producer role and I get to mentor and watch this other team and give feedback and be like the executive in the room,” he said. “I enjoy all those roles, and the fact I jump between one to the next, it makes my job very exciting and always feeling fresh. I’m never bored.”
Vikki Blake is a reporter for IGN, as well as a critic, columnist, and consultant with 15+ years experience working with some of the world’s biggest gaming sites and publications. She’s also a Guardian, Spartan, Silent Hillian, Legend, and perpetually High Chaos. Find her at BlueSky.
